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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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